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Ahrefs vs ClickUp

Developer ecosystem comparison across GitHub activity, SDKs, documentation, community, reach and momentum.

Ahrefs (BTW we use OCaml) and ClickUp both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Ahrefs (rank #401) holds a narrow lead over ClickUp (rank #602) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (41 vs 34). The gap of 7 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Ahrefs is ahead of ClickUp. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), ClickUp is ahead of Ahrefs. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of ClickUp. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Ahrefs is ahead of ClickUp. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Ahrefs is clearly ahead of ClickUp.

Ahrefs carries 1,303 GitHub stars across 171 public repos, with 28 repositories active in the last 90 days and 7 external contributors on record. ClickUp shows 7 stars across 5 public repos, 1 active in the last 90 days and 0 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Ahrefs's footprint is roughly 186.1x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

Ahrefs is the stronger read for anyone weighting momentum. ClickUp looks better where education is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricAhrefsClickUp
Ranking
Overall rank#401#602
Pillars
Overall4134
Code4226
Education5776
Community375
Reach213
Momentum6528
Builder experience00
Signals
Stars1,3037
Forks2613
Public repos1715
Active repos (90d)281
External contributors70
Avg polish4023
Avg AI-readiness3524

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